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Treacher Collins syndrome: from linkage to prenatal testing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Michael J. Dixon
Michael J. Dixon*
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School of Biological Sciences and Departments of Dental Medicine and Surgery, University of Manchester, Manchester, U.K.
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Address for correspondence: Michael J. Dixon, School of Biological Sciences and Departments of Dental Medicine and Surgery, 3.239, Stopford Building, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT. Fax: +44 (0)161 275 5620.
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 112 , Issue 8 , August 1998 , pp. 705 - 709
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1998

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